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#1 Wickr Alternative
for Secure Collaboration

  • Used by government organizations
  • Fully customizable to meet any business workflow
  • Powerful integrations for holistic collaboration
  • Secure cloud, on-prem, and air-gapped deployments
  • Custom role-based permissions and retention policies
  • Cross-platform messaging and citizen communications
  • User presence indicator for real-time messaging
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Why security-conscious organizations choose Rocket.Chat over Wickr?

Fully customizable
Robust integration capabilities
Secure guest access
Citizen communication
Connectivity to messaging apps
Matrix Federation
Cross-platform messaging
Agnostic VoIP ecosystem
Real-time presence indicators — user availability,
typing, delivery, and read receipts
Integration with LDAP and AD
Iron Bank certification - verified for use within the DoD

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More integrations and fully customizable compared to Wickr

Rocket.Chat offers robust role-based permissions, retention policies for files and messages, powerful integration capabilities, and customizable workflows that fit any business process.

The most flexible and secure Wickr alternative for internal and external communication

Unquestionable security and compliance

Rocket.Chat is used in highly classified networks such as NIPRNet, SIPR & JWICS. We are Iron Bank certified and verified as secure for use under the United States Department of Defense’s Platform One DevSecOps initiative.

On-premise and air-gapped deployment

Have complete control over classified data by deploying our solutions on-premise, in a secure cloud, or in air-gapped environments if you need to operate in 100% disconnected mode.

Self-hosted video and whiteboards

Extend your messaging experience to self-hosted secure video conferencing and whiteboard capabilities. Bring all your files, tools, projects, whiteboards, and users under a single roof for unified communications.

Connect with other platforms

Rocket.Chat lets you connect across platforms. You can message people in other companies and within your organization who use MS Teams, Slack, and Skype—think partners, vendors, suppliers, or internal departments.

You can also enjoy secure, interoperable, and decentralized real-time communication between Rocket.Chat and any Matrix-compatible applications or servers.

How Wickr compares to other communication platforms

Skype
Teams
Cisco Webex
Element
Mattermost
Palantir
Threema
Wickr
Wire
Rocket.Chat
Open source license
Deploy on-premise or in a private cloud
Air-gapped deployment
E2EE
Custom roles and permissions
Message moderation
Secure guest access
Omnichannel customer/citizen service
Matrix Federation
Cross-platform messaging (including MS Teams and Slack bridges)
Agnostic VoIP ecosystem
Integration with Microsoft apps eg. Outlook, OneDrive
— limited functionality; doesn’t meet the required criteria.
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Oliver Jägle
"At Deutsche Bahn, we chose Rocket.Chat over Mattermost. We chose Rocket.Chat because of the way they’ve always done open source. It was more interesting for us than other free products because it was clear that the major features of it, which are necessary for enterprises, were not being cut off the main code line.”
Software-Developer at DB Systel
Stefan Teubner
“Everyone at Volkswagen is very happy with Rocket.Chat. It speeds up collaboration and accelerates timelines significantly.”
IT Project Leader, Audi Business Innovation GmbH
Niki Papazoglakis
"We needed a highly secure messaging platform to communicate across US government agencies. Rocket.Chat met all of our requirements."
CEO at Mobility 4 Public Safety

More than just team collaboration

Extending collaboration to customer interactions
Rocket.Chat allows you to go beyond team collaboration and talk to your customers and citizens. You can manage customer conversations coming from multiple channels within a single, unified Rocket.Chat panel.
Simple and secure chat embedding
You can use Rocket.Chat iFrames and SDKs to embed a chat interface into your product. With a configuration that restricts access inside any iFrame, Rocket.Chat’s Chat Engine offering is highly secure and customizable.

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Our pre-sales and sales teams are happy to assess your needs and answer any questions about how Rocket.Chat compares to Wickr.
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